C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 2024-Apr-29 Gianluca Masi

The image above comes from the sigma-clipping combination of seven, 300-second exposures, unfiltered and unguided, remotely taken with the Celestron C14+Paramount ME+SBIG ST8-XME robotic unit available as part of the Virtual Telescope Project. The telescope tracked at the motion rates of the comet.

Comet C/2023 A3 displays a nice coma and a clear tail pointing E and it is continuously evolving while the geometry involving the Sun, The Earth and the comet changes. It s interesting to compare images collected during our follow-up activities.

https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2024/04/30/comet-c-2023-a3-tsuchinshan-atlas-a-new-image-29-apr-2024/